Chakur
(Chakrapur)
Town
Chakur is located in Maharashtra
Chakur
Chakur
Location in Maharashtra, India
Chakur is located in India
Chakur
Chakur
Chakur (India)
Coordinates: 18°30′47″N 76°52′31″E / 18.51306°N 76.87528°E / 18.51306; 76.87528
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictLatur
TalukaChakur
Government
  BodyNagar panchayat
Area
  Total5 km2 (2 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total18,627
  Density3,700/km2 (9,600/sq mi)
Languages
  OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
413513
Telephone code+91-2381
Vehicle registrationMH-24
gender ratio1000:935
Lok Sabha constituencyLatur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyAhmedpur- chakur[1]
Literacy76%
Websitemaharashtra.gov.in

Chakur is a town in Latur subdivision of Latur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is also the headquarters for Chakur Taluka.[2] The Town located on Maharashtra State Highway 3 (Kolhapur-Nanded-Nagpur National Highway NH 361). Former Home Minister of India Shivraj Patil is from Chakur. Chakrapuri is the old name of chakur city.

Demographics

In the 2001 Indian census Chakur had a population of 16,122 inhabitants.[3]


References

  1. "Assembly Constituencies-Post delimitation: Maharashtra: Latur District" (PDF). National Informatics Centre, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2013.
  2. Chakur, City. "Chakur city (Latur district)". Latur.gov.in.
  3. "Census 2001 Population Finder: Maharashtra: Latur: Chakur: Chakur". Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Archived from the original on 1 March 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.

3.Shivraj Patil

4.Tanveer Shaikh Laturkar


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